The Formidine Rift - Part 2

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ArmoredMeat

ArmoredMeat
i dont think it is Raxxla we are looking for in the Rift. I remember reading in a AMA or some post that it was stated FDev knows where they put Raxxla and the name of the system, but would never give clues as to where it was located. think it was Mr Brooks that said it. Like its just randomly placed in 1 of 400Bil star systems for someone to randomly find.
 

frostypaw

frostypaw
The existence of Regor so very close to inhabited space makes me wonder if exploration has proceeded at anything like the rate they expected - who knows if they hid it well enough!
 

Legacy_LuckyLuke

Banned
Legacy_LuckyLuke
Jaiotu said:
Hoping that this won't seem as a total waste of time to those who took the time to read it. I personally found it extremely interesting and have ordered a copy of the book to see what Holdstock's personal mythology of Raxxla would have been at the time he was writing "The Dark Wheel."
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I enjoyed it. I like to see how the lore has evolved and is interconnected with other sources :)

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Jaiotu said:
Yeah ... sometimes I think this thread should be renamed "The Formidine Treadmill (Threadmill?)". With so many posts its difficult to remember what has or hasn't been covered ... even though I've been following since the first thread, have read the OP on this one and LuckyLuke's journal.
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Haha. Well that's why I put the journal together for us to try and keep a concise record of thoughts and findings to date. I wasn't sure if anyone was finding it useful though :)
 

drew

drew
LuckyLuke said:
"It was fun trying to find ways to sneak Oolite references past the sensors/censors. I got away with most of them."


Lol..
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I am a mischievous sort of a chap. :) Most of my books are interlinked in some fashion, in fact there is one particular item that appears in all of my stories. Oolite isn't canon though, so don't use it as a reference.

Cheers,

Drew.
 
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Jorki Rasalas

Jorki Rasalas
ArmoredMeat said:
i dont think it is Raxxla we are looking for in the Rift. I remember reading in a AMA or some post that it was stated FDev knows where they put Raxxla and the name of the system, but would never give clues as to where it was located. think it was Mr Brooks that said it. Like its just randomly placed in 1 of 400Bil star systems for someone to randomly find.
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Drew has previously categorically said he doesn't know where Raxxla is. He also said he ensured the Rift mystery (relating to Reclamation) was in place from the outset. Ergo the current Rift mystery is *not* Raxxla; however FD *might* have placed Raxxla within the Rift (I think only DB & MB know its location)- personally I suspect they would not have put it there, it would be at too high a risk of Rifters coming across it by accident.

As a consequence from that, since Drew ensured the Rift mystery was in place from the outset then it can be found using only the clues in "Reclamation" - recent Galnet posts may be total misdirection! (just spotted he ninja'd me- & he does admit to being mischevious!!).

I especially mistrust anything to do with mythological musings & postulated astronomical observations on the 20th March - I believe Kahina was attending a reception that evening, not peering through a telescope.
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Gypsy12

Gypsy12
drew said:
I am a mischievous sort of a chap. :) Most of my books are interlinked in some fashion, in fact there is one particular item that appears in all of my stories. Oolite isn't canon though, so don't use it as a reference.

Cheers,

Drew.
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Hi Drew - now, being that you are here and all...

And chance you can sort of nudge us? We are utterly and completely lost... )-:
 

drew

drew
Gypsy12 said:
Hi Drew - now, being that you are here and all...

And chance you can sort of nudge us? We are utterly and completely lost... )-:
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The clues will come in-game, CMDR.

I do not believe that Raxxla and the Rift are connected (though I can't rule it out as I do not know where Raxxla is, or even what it is - I suspect that may be a truly 'endgame' item for ED). Certainly Raxxla is nothing to do with me.

I was expecting a Galnet post to go live this weekend, but for reasons unknown it hasn't appeared. We will all have to be patient. The story can only move alongside the game, which is a bit frustrating for all of us, but a necessary evil I'm afraid.

Cheers,

Drew.
 

Jaiotu

Jaiotu
Gypsy12 said:
Hi Drew - now, being that you are here and all...

And chance you can sort of nudge us? We are utterly and completely lost... )-:
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I have a strong suspicion that further nudges will be coming from Galnet ... assuming Frontier can work out how to push the articles out in a timely fashion. We're just gonna need to be patient as the story unfolds.

Edit: Ninja'd by the man himself!
 
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Kitty

Kitty
Jorki Rasalas said:
As a consequence from that, since Drew ensured the Rift mystery was in place from the outset then it can be found using only the clues in "Reclamation" - recent Galnet posts may be total misdirection! (just spotted he ninja'd me- & he does admit to being mischevious!!).
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I view of this, I shall be taking my Kindle on holiday with me next week, and before I leave, I will purchase Reclamation. I don't know how I will exist without being able to access the web and these threads. Hopefully there may some WiFi hotspots about, so I can at least read stuff.

I think my reply to Drew following his post would have to be: "Really? I would never have guessed you being mischievous :p".
 

crushdepth

C
drew said:
I am a mischievous sort of a chap. :) Most of my books are interlinked in some fashion, in fact there is one particular item that appears in all of my stories. Oolite isn't canon though, so don't use it as a reference.

Cheers,

Drew.
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I like the hoopy one. I know a guy who got the interconnectedness of all things into a peer reviewed paper. Complete with reference IIRC :)
 
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Cyalope

Cyalope
I do not remember where I heard this proverb and from who he is, but:

"Patience kills envy, Because The fire can not find anything to eat, he devours Itself."
I hope that the translation is correct and did not change its meaning.
 

Jaiotu

Jaiotu
Drew dropped into FleetComm chat this morning and provided a little impromptu "Q&A" session. Unfortunately I was offline while he was in the chat :(

Here's a transcript for anyone who missed it. It's long, it all runs together. I've tried to highlight Drew's part of the conversation though I'm sure I've missed stuff. Here it is:

drewwagar - Today at 5:36 AM
I have chased the Galnet article in question and will report back when I hear something. Right on, CMDRs.
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:36 AM
Oh, thank you, Drew!
I can stop F5-ing the page every 20min now ��
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 5:37 AM
*tears of joy*
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:37 AM
�� We are not aloooone ��
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 5:38 AM
Thankyou super-cmdr o7
drewwagar - Today at 5:39 AM
There should be more news in a few weeks too. Apologies for what looks like utter silence at times. Unfortunately the sign-off process at FD is very slow indeed and much of the content is tied in with dev releases etc. If those go west, everything goes west.
Raktavijan - Today at 5:40 AM
we appreciate your work on this, Drew, thank you
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:41 AM
We're glad to be kept informed, and have to learn patience ��
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 5:43 AM
must be frustrating at times but is it exciting? i imagine it's a joy seeing it come to life and be appreciated
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:45 AM
Hope I'm not trilaterating the entire rift for nothing ��(edited)
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 5:46 AM
@drewwagar Your Rift is trying to murder my ship : https://youtu.be/WTABVK7ntlc
YouTube
CMDR Genar_Hofoen
Another Lucky Escape
drewwagar - Today at 5:47 AM
It is very frustrating at times, but, yes, very exciting too. �� My aim has always been to put a bit of 'soul' into the Elite/ED game experience. Characters who you love/hate/notsure, mysteries and reveals, a story that twists and turns. It is difficult though, we have had many story lines (where considerable writing was done) aborted due to player actions; writing against a fluid backdrop has its challenges!
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 5:47 AM
Just freshly uploaded
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:48 AM
I can imagine that, Drew �� I really want to learn the stories, but I'm still -still- waiting for my copy of Reclamation.
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 5:50 AM
are you able to weave them back in later on? it's the not sure's that are always most interesting. like what's riveting about this mystery. then back to the silver comet... all much appreciated.
binaries less appreciated, the very early critical heat alarms even less so
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 5:52 AM
Especially if you don't have any heatsinks
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:53 AM
joke time --- I only need heatsinks with my girlfriend. --- end of joke time
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 5:53 AM
yeah lol after a few dwarf scares and a bad habit of misjudging the illogical heat radius of brown dwarves i was too scared not to
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 5:54 AM
Bah. heatsinks are just extra weight ��
Nazgutek - Today at 5:54 AM
   
that thread
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 5:54 AM
true. here i didn't want to come in my knickers though. I've got three bets on what happens at 'it' and two of them aren't all good
Nazgutek - Today at 5:55 AM
so tempted to reply with a "and she might also be a version of Richard Nixon from an unreleased fanfic"
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:55 AM
hehe
drewwagar - Today at 5:56 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Where did you order ER from? Is there problem?
@cmdr_frostypaw Sometimes, but a lot dies because it would look horribly contrived!
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 5:57 AM
From Amazon, through your website, but it might just be an occasional delay, I'm waiting for several packages ��
Also, shipping from UK to France is not the fastest.
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 6:01 AM
@drewwagar a shame - emergent content has a lot to answer for sometimes, but this is a new kind of storytelling i guess
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:03 AM
tries to think up some cunning ways of interrogating @drewwagar without appearing to do so, in a vain attempt at cunningly pumping for information ��
drewwagar - Today at 6:03 AM
@cmdr_frostypaw Emergent content is amazing when it works, but it's very unpredictable. I had an early experience of this when Senator Patreus took over the Prism system (due to PowerPlay) just a few months after Kahina had reclaimed it. That was a bit of a headscratcher!
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:05 AM
I had all sorts of questions I wanted to ask Drew, then work happened and I cant remember a single one
so that worked out
drewwagar - Today at 6:06 AM
Write them down @Murray The Cat - I have an AMA on Reddit on the 29th of May. I'll do my best to answer... though NDA ��
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:06 AM
I'd simply like to know if the Rift mystery will be solvable entirely using in-game clues, @drewwagar
drewwagar - Today at 6:07 AM
@Genar_Hofoen Yes it will. Though you will need to follow Galnet very closely.
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:07 AM
@drewwagar Thank you ��
Symyoulater - Today at 6:08 AM
o7 @drewwagar
@everyone watches ... drewwagar is typing...
drewwagar - Today at 6:09 AM
The idea in the my book was to kick off the storyline. There are plenty of other things in there too, some of which have been spotted and others not, but everything relevant to the RR line from ER has been mentioned on the various forums etc.
The most astute observation to data has been that "the rift is Kahina's story".
data=date! Before the tinfoil starts. ��
Symyoulater - Today at 6:10 AM
Too late, I'm afraid @drewwagar
drewwagar - Today at 6:10 AM
Lol. ��
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:11 AM
Hehe
I'd have one question as well... If I may...
<insert pretty please here>
drewwagar - Today at 6:11 AM
Fire away, Commander.
Symyoulater - Today at 6:11 AM
Are we there yet?
drewwagar - Today at 6:11 AM
<pips to shields>
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:12 AM
Yep, kicking off the storyline in the book is keeping up with the Elite tradition, and is understandable and even a Good Thing. I'll stand by what I've mentioned though when I said that an in-game mystery needs to be solvable within the game &#55357;&#56835;
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:12 AM
Are we going in the right direction by narrowing down the perimeter of the Rift?
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 6:12 AM
@drewwagar hah yes i imagine so - has her absence allowed events to turn to where she can continue now? the tenterhooks are ready
drewwagar - Today at 6:14 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) It won't do you any harm, but you will need future clues.
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:14 AM
@Genar_Hofoen @drewwagar im just hoping that it has some substance to it and follows some logic. I really don't want another Cmdr X randomly stumbling into Station Y or System Z and thats it
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:14 AM
Thanks Drew &#55357;&#56835;
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:15 AM
@Murray The Cat Oh my yes this a billion times. Not like the nVidia card hunt please ;.;
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:15 AM
;..; indeed
Symyoulater - Today at 6:15 AM
@drewwagar Right on, Commander
Nazgutek - Today at 6:15 AM
Hmmm... two clippers?
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:15 AM
part of me died during the NV card thing
drewwagar - Today at 6:16 AM
Assuming it is not derailed by player actions, @Genar_Hofoen @Murray The Cat you will see the logic . It's hard right now as you're seeing the what and not the why. Which is about as much as I can tell you.
Nazgutek - Today at 6:17 AM
oh god everyone is typing
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:17 AM
@drewwagar Oh don't mind me I'm easily frustrated by tinfoil (the bad kind) &#55357;&#56841;
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:17 AM
I had a blast during my rift exploration, i managed to write my own story while i took in some of the views the galaxy has to offer eventually finding and rescuing 2 escape pods from a system near the brovomit sector took them back to ltt 8740 which was significant to salome in the book for one reason or another i cant remember
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:17 AM
Drew, in the end, are you on our side or on FD's? &#55357;&#56841;
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:17 AM
thank you drewwager for inspiring such a trip
Nazgutek - Today at 6:18 AM
^
drewwagar - Today at 6:18 AM
@Murray The Cat Yes, I didn't like the NV card thing myself. I aim for 'immersion' (which I appreciate is a loaded term) - perhaps 'Suspension of disbelief' is better. I won't write something I think is naff or unbelievable.
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:18 AM
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cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 6:18 AM
this is what i'v e been trying to figure out. the motivation behind this being hidden or hiding there.
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:19 AM
that's good though @drewwagar obviously an open puzzle always has the chance to be solved randomly. That's all good, the issue with the NV was it was "oh ive just found a mission with something to do with a rift (is it VR?). Ive been doing a few missoins for Dog     Inc on system Cat Vomit and it just popped up!"
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:19 AM
NV = ?
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:19 AM
nvidia
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:19 AM
Wait... I can't solve the mystery because I use ATI ;_;
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:20 AM
the first give away was a NV GPU, the end was nothing more than a randomly placed object in a system
it made zero sense
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:20 AM
@Kayn Wynhramn No last year there was a sort of treasure-hunt competition where the lucky winner(s) would win a shiny nvidia card
drewwagar - Today at 6:20 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) I'm on the winning side? &#55357;&#56841; In truth, I'm have a foot in both camps. I don't work for FD, I work with them. I am a player, but I know what is going on. The feedback I've had is that fans like my style of Elite writing and FD have recognised that - which is a good thing. At the end of the day I'm just trying to do whatever I can to make ED as much fun as possible for the players, and help FD make ED as interesting as possible.
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:20 AM
stop speculating lol its what explodes my brain let it happen organicaly and be supprised
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:21 AM
IIRC the chap who won it did so because it was placed in a system that he was trading in and just stumbled into it
mapl℈alvon - Today at 6:21 AM
lol
such luck xD
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:21 AM
@drewwagar Well, looks like you're winning on both sides so far &#55357;&#56841;
Raktavijan - Today at 6:21 AM
I hope you get to write a sequel to Reclamation, @drewwagar &#55357;&#56836;
drewwagar - Today at 6:22 AM
That remains a possibility @Raktavijan . Fingers crossed.
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:22 AM
the audio book version is great to listen to while your plaing ed
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:22 AM
@drewwagar A silly question if I may... But if I say "Kahina did more than met the eyes when she did her parking stunt on Mars High" would I be horribly wrong?
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:22 AM
the narrator is very good
drewwagar - Today at 6:23 AM
Kahina did indeed have an ulterior motive for her trip to Sol.
@captain.s.toner I was delighted with the audiobook version. It brings a new dimension to the story. FD was very generous in allowing us to the use the soundscape too.
Symyoulater - Today at 6:24 AM
@drewwagar Your writing has inspired many players and much enhanced the Elite: Dangerous experience. Keep doing what you do, thank you... she says, waving from the void! &#55357;&#56841;
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:24 AM
You can tell us everything - we won't tell anyone. Nope. Not at all.(edited)
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:24 AM
thats what made it so great more than once i was like wait     is happening scanners show nothing ..... o its the book haha
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:24 AM
Especially not the thread &#55357;&#56859; @Genar_Hofoen(edited)
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:24 AM
brown undies time was caused more than once
drewwagar - Today at 6:24 AM
@Symyoulater That's very kind of you to say. That really is the reason I wrote the book. I was a player back in 1984 and have never really left!
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:25 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) kekeke
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:25 AM
@Symyoulater That's a nice way to say "your writing had send thousands of players running to the border of the galaxy, searching for something they didn't even know what it is, but are still having tons of fun..."
maybe hundreds...
drewwagar - Today at 6:26 AM
@captain.s.toner Chris Jarvis did an excellent job with the production. &#55357;&#56835;
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:27 AM
iv since bought every elite audio book haha still only 9 horurs into reclimation
Symyoulater - Today at 6:27 AM
Well I am really enjoying the mystery and so far I have learnt a lot about things that I would not normally research. Even if I am not on track, I am enjoying the hunt!
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:27 AM
same here...
Though the mars high accident had kinda put me on a weird hunt...
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:27 AM
Question @drewwagar are any of the sounds between chapters or morse beeps in the audio book significant in any way(edited)
drewwagar - Today at 6:28 AM
@Kayn Wynhramn I'll counterpoint that by saying that player involvement in the Rift will shape the outcome of the story. It is a blend of planned and emergent content.
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:28 AM
I handed C42million in exploration data yesterday to our home systems. I hope i didnt need to hand it in somewhere else
drewwagar - Today at 6:29 AM
@captain.s.toner No. The audiobook has the same overall content as the traditional books.
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:30 AM
haha good
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:30 AM
@drewwagar I'm totally enjoying the experience... I just find amusing how many people jumped at the mystery without really knowing what to search for... Personally, even if I know that isn't related to Horizon, I'm enjoying also doing planetary trips...
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:30 AM
"Same overall"... hmm... define 'overall'...
drewwagar - Today at 6:31 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) Though I can't promise that if you record it onto a C90 cassette and play it backwards at double speed you won't hear something odd. <JOKE!>
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:31 AM
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Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:31 AM
no no...
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:31 AM
Don't tempt me!
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:31 AM
you need to record it on a cassette and then play it on a C64 like the original Elite!
cmdr_frostypaw - Today at 6:31 AM
no please - mention that in the thread. it'll keep them busy
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:32 AM
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Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:32 AM
That's some pro Tinfoiling...
Symyoulater - Today at 6:32 AM
retrieves spectrum 48k and plays audio book backwards into it!
captain.s.toner - Today at 6:32 AM
i think alot of people were looking for a reason to leave the bubble having missed the dwe or just not wanting to go that far and thats why it took so little to encapsulate so many in a wonderfull needle in a haystack 1 in 1 000 000 000 chance just cause every one quitetly thinks to their selves thats its gonna be me that solves it its gonna be me that finds it and i guess thats what drives all of us rifters .... perhaps if we were able to find a way to all work togeather it might make the task of sweeping the rift a bit eaiser
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:32 AM
(I have a C64 anyway...)
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:32 AM
The entire audio recording is an original Elite game save which decodes the mystery in a developer plot which has been going on for 30 years.

&#55357;&#56859;(edited)
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:33 AM
Eh...
How many years was between original Elite and Frontier? 11?
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:34 AM
is having a hard time following all of this discreetly at work...
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:34 AM
The 30th anniversary of Elite was last year @Kayn Wynhramn
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:35 AM
@Genar_Hofoen and I missed knowning it... Puts on the cat ears of shame
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:36 AM
Haha wait wasn't it late 2014? checks
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:36 AM
Dare we ask if we should look for an Unidentified Signal Source?....(edited)
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:36 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) lol now you cut that out &#55357;&#56835;
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:36 AM
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Symyoulater - Today at 6:37 AM

Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:37 AM
I don't want Drew feeling frustrated for not being able to help us more &#55357;&#56859;
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:37 AM
<<; I'm half tempted to make a certain question... Because I know that 90% it won't get answered... >>;
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:37 AM
Yep 20th September 2014 was the 30th anniversary
Symyoulater - Today at 6:37 AM
Chill everyone, found it!
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:37 AM
Uh Genestealer!
drewwagar - Today at 6:37 AM
@captain.s.toner It is an interesting point. In a single player game the 'player' generally ends up being the hero/heroine. That's not generally possible with a multiplayer game, so the challenge is writing something with multiple touchpoints where many can contribute. When you add in the complexity of players doing unpredictable things and 'breaking' the story, it makes it very difficult to maintain the narrative, make it look cohesive and keep it generally heading in the right direction. And that's before you through in actually developing the game itself!
Murray The Cat - Today at 6:38 AM
the USS will spawn for 20 seconds in a random system. Once its gone thats it, done forever
drewwagar - Today at 6:38 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) You can look for whatever you like. &#55357;&#56841;
Su'Ratt - Today at 6:38 AM
Evening
all
o7
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:38 AM
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Su'Ratt - Today at 6:38 AM
OK I have no idea why I used enter. That was all supposed to be one line.
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:38 AM
Dang! &#55357;&#56836;
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:39 AM
@drewwagar Actually I appreciate the effort in Elite... Many of the other multiplayer games I have played allow the players to be the "heroes" in a sort of single player mode...
drewwagar - Today at 6:40 AM
@Symyoulater I just made an 'artwork' out of my old ZX Spectrum for my study wall.

captain.s.toner - Today at 6:40 AM
@drewwager farewell my friend &#55357;&#56836; enjoy the tens of thousands of questions have your self a pleasant day &#55357;&#56836;
Symyoulater - Today at 6:40 AM
I know @drewwagar , Iknow &#55357;&#56841;
drewwagar - Today at 6:41 AM
o7 !
Symyoulater - Today at 6:41 AM
Although my name isn't the same in FB world &#55357;&#56841;
Genar_Hofoen - Today at 6:42 AM
@drewwagar I suppose the real challenge with that is giving out clues but trying to balance between giving too much out which triggers some actions by large groups of players which subsequently frustrates your plans. Perhaps I'm being too rough on the current 'esoteric-ness' of this Rift mystery.

(on saying that though the tinfoil is maddening!)
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:42 AM
I couldn't do that to neither the 64 or the Amiga 500... I kinda still want them operational...
drewwagar - Today at 6:42 AM
@Symyoulater Ah.... &#55357;&#56841;
Symyoulater - Today at 6:43 AM
Darn it... Blown my cover! &#55357;&#56860;
Su'Ratt - Today at 6:44 AM
I've got a C128 and Vic 20 floating around somewhere.
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:44 AM
Are you a spy? &#55357;&#56878;
Su'Ratt - Today at 6:44 AM
Back when games were loaded off tape...And took 30+ minutes to load...
Symyoulater - Today at 6:44 AM
Eh? Me? I blinking wish!
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:44 AM
hehe
Su'Ratt - Today at 6:44 AM
Sounds like something a spy would say....
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:45 AM
Well, she's a symyoulater after all &#55357;&#56841; &#55357;&#56841; &#55357;&#56841;
drewwagar - Today at 6:45 AM
@Genar_Hofoen Clues have to come from in game to be fair to all players. I try to keep tabs on as many online communities as I can but there simply isn't time for more than a cursory glance over most of them. I have a few volunteers who 'alert' me to stuff 'going down'. I do step in if I see something 'wrong' or folks needlessly going off in the wrong direction - though there is a fine line between intervention and letting folks just enjoy the process of figuring stuff out.
Symyoulater - Today at 6:45 AM
Would you like more Bacofoil? &#55357;&#56841;
I am indeed @Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) &#55357;&#56841;
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:45 AM
Also @drewwagar (It may be a little brutally blunt, but I'm not sleeping at night over this...) What I meant before was "Did Kahina stopped in front of Mars High because its FSP#Code is a coordinate to the clue?"(edited)
drewwagar - Today at 6:46 AM
We're only human, and some of the stuff we're doing hasn't been done before. So we're learning too!
@Kayn Wynhramn Kahina did make the journey to Mars for a reason, but there's no significance to where she stopped. Mars high docking control was just being an     . &#55357;&#56841;
Symyoulater - Today at 6:47 AM
@Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) will there be ladies T's for sale?
Kayn Wynhramn - Today at 6:48 AM
@drewwagar Thanks... you don't know how much I spent after that theory about her stopping just to read that code... >_>;
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:48 AM
@Symyoulater yeah, sure!
Symyoulater - Today at 6:49 AM
Yay! &#55357;&#56836;
Marc ✨ (Qohen Leth, Artist) - Today at 6:49 AM
&#55357;&#56835;
drewwagar - Today at 6:49 AM
CMDRs, I'm out of time. Many thanks for the discussion. I will advise when I hear about the errant GalNet article. Until then.... Right on, Commanders!
 

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Belthize
Jaiotu said:
Drew dropped into FleetComm chat this morning and provided a little impromptu "Q&A" session. Unfortunately I was offline while he was in the chat :(

Here's a transcript for anyone who missed it. It's long, it all runs together. I've tried to highlight Drew's part of the conversation though I'm sure I've missed stuff. Here it is:
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Thanks for posting that. Queue the new tin foil-ery triggered by a few comments in there (all of which were already known).
 
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